R Leonis
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 09h 47m 33.4840s[1] |
Declination | +11° 25′ 43.823″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.4 - 11.3[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M6e-M8IIIe-M9.5e[2] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | −0.7[3] |
B−V color index | 1.26 |
Variable type | Mira variable |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 6.132[1] mas/yr Dec.: −53.097[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 14.0566 ± 0.8378 mas[1] |
Distance | 372 ly (114[4] pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.7[5] M☉ |
Radius | 320 – 350[6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 3,537[4] L☉ |
Temperature | 2,930 – 3,080[6] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
R Leonis is a red giant Mira-type variable star located approximately 370 light years away in the constellation Leo.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/RLeoLightCurve.png/220px-RLeoLightCurve.png)
The apparent magnitude of R Leonis varies between 4.31 and 11.65 with a period of 312 days. At maximum it can be seen with the naked eye, while at minimum a telescope of at least 7 cm is needed. The star's effective temperature is estimated to be 2,930 – 3,080 kelvins and radius spans 320 solar radii (220,000,000 kilometres; 1.5 astronomical units),[6] roughly Mars's orbital zone.
Possible planet
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/R_Leonis_evaporating_planet.png/260px-R_Leonis_evaporating_planet.png)
In 2009 Wiesemeyer et al.[5] proposed that quasi-periodic fluctuations observed for the star R Leonis may be due to the presence of an evaporating substellar companion, probably an extrasolar planet. They have inferred a putative mass for the orbiting body of twice the mass of Jupiter, orbital period of 5.2 years and likely orbital separation of 2.7 astronomical units. If confirmed such a planetary object could likely be an evaporating planet, with a long comet-like trail as hinted by intense SiO maser emissions.
Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b (unconfirmed) | ≥2 MJ | ≥2.7 | 1898 | 0 | — | — |
References
- ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ a b "GCVS Query=R Leo". General Catalogue of Variable Stars @ Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "V* R Leo". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ a b McDonald, I.; De Beck, E.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Lagadec, E. (2018). "Pulsation-triggered dust production by asymptotic giant branch stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 481 (4): 4984. arXiv:1809.07965. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.481.4984M. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2607. S2CID 118969263.
- ^ a b Wiesemeyer; et al. (2009). "Precessing planetary magnetospheres in SiO stars?. First detection of quasi-periodic polarization fluctuations in R Leonis and V Camelopardalis". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 498 (3): 801–810. arXiv:0809.0359. Bibcode:2009A&A...498..801W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811242. S2CID 14531031.
- ^ a b c Fedele; et al. (2005). "The K -Band Intensity Profile of R Leonis Probed by VLTI/VINCI". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 431 (3): 1019–1026. arXiv:astro-ph/0411133. Bibcode:2005A&A...431.1019F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042013. S2CID 15500217.
- ^ "Download Data". aavso.org. AAVSO. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
External links
- AAVSO Variable Star of the Month. April, 2001: R Leonis Archived 2003-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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